[SOC2104] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (28 pages long)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2104
• Professor: Adolphine Y.Aggor- Boateng

Document Summary

Chapter 1 - human sbeings: an engendered species. Are men and women different? (cid:858)i(cid:374)terpla(cid:374)etar(cid:455)(cid:859) theor(cid:455) of gender difference: Men are from mars and women are from venus. Me(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:396)e (cid:858)opposites(cid:859) (cid:449)ho e(cid:454)hi(cid:271)it complete and universal gender difference. The two tasks of any study of gender: The debates are inconclusive because there is nothing convincing in either direction. Most arguments about gender difference begin with biology. Sex differences: anatomical, hormonal, chemical, and physical differences between men and women. Most social and behavioral scientists differentiate between (cid:858)se(cid:454)(cid:859) and (cid:858)ge(cid:374)der(cid:859) Sex: biological apparatus (you can see it); chromosomal, chemical, anatomical organization. Gender: meanings attached to those differences within a culture: very abstract (cid:858) e(cid:454)(cid:859) is (cid:373)ale a(cid:374)d fe(cid:373)ale (cid:858)ge(cid:374)de(cid:396)(cid:859) is (cid:373)as(cid:272)uli(cid:374)it(cid:455) a(cid:374)d fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)it(cid:455) Until the 1970s, studies of social life focused only on class and race. Last 30 years has seen an increasing study of women, gender, and now, men and masculinity.